At our recent Australian Honey Bee Industry Council (AHBIC) meeting, it was decided that Australia should submit a bid for the 2005 Apimondia. AHBIC is the peak body for the Australia beekeeping industry and information is available at www.honeybee.org.au
Melbourne is the proposed venue for holding Apimondia. AHBIC will be formally submitting its bid at Apimondia in Durban in 2001.
Australia is a great place to visit and has some very unique beekeeping practices which I am sure overseas visitors will be keen to see. When the Olympics are on this year in Sydney, you will see many aspects of Australia from the tourist point of view.
I am part of the Bid Committee and we will be looking to our friends in many countries to help in our bid. If you need any further information, feel free to contact me. Yes I am sure we will be able to organise a meeting for all Bee-ler's as was the case in Vancouver.
Trevor Weatherhead
AUSTRALIA
APIMONDIA FOR AUSTRALIA IN 2005